Tag: Asiad 2018

Jakarta: India’s men’s hockey team began its title defence at the Asian Games in style as they fired 17 goals past Indonesia in their first Pool A match to register their biggest win in the continental competition here on Monday. Youngsters Dilpreet Singh, Simranjeet Singhand Mandeep Singh scored a hat-trick each, while the other goals […]

Jakarta: Vinesh Phogat on Monday became the first Indian woman wrestler to win an Asian Games gold after she defeated Japan’s Yuki Irie in the 50 kilogram women’s Freestyle final here. Vinesh completely dominated the contest, taking a 4-0 lead initially before stretching it further to 6-2 to pocket the yellow metal. Earlier, Vinesh hardly […]

Jakarta: India’s shooter Lakshay won the silver medal by finishing second in the men’s trap final at the 2018 Asian Games here on Monday. The 20-year-old got 43 points to finish second behind Chinese Taipei’s Kunpi Yang, who equalled the world record score of 48. AHN Daemyeong of South Korea won the bronze medal with […]

Jakarta: The Indian women’s kabaddi team registered their second win at the ongoing 2018 Asian Games as they defeated Thailand 33-23 here on Monday. Led by raider Payel Chaudhari, the Indian eves rode on their attack to lead the first half 12-10. They also dominated the second half as their raiders were successful in breaking […]

Jakarta: The Indonesian capital of Jakarta held a mass event on Sunday to welcome the upcoming Asian Games with the participation of 65,000 people including the president, ministers and senior officials in the government. The event was part of nationwide observances to commemorate the 73rd national Independence Day and to welcome the 18th Asian Games […]

Jakarta: There was no stopping the gold rush from track-and-field as India exceeded all expectations for its best Asian Games performance in close to seven decades but heartbreak in hockey took some sheen off the country’s sprint past the previous edition’s medal haul today. The seasoned Jinson Johnson and the women’s 4x400m relay team were […]

Bhubaneswar/New Delhi: Star Sprinter of India Dutee Chand arrived at New Delhi to a grand welcome after winning two silver medals at the ongoing 18th Asian Games in Jakarta-Palembang. Hundreds of fans were eagerly waiting for the 22-year-old sprinter from Odisha with flowers and deep affection. Speaking to OTV, Dutee said, “Asian Games is a […]

Bhubaneswar: Congratulating star sprinter Dutee Chand, Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik today announced an additional cash reward of Rs 1.5 crore for her for winning a silver medal in Women’s 200 metre race at the 18th Asian Games in Jakarta on Wednesday. Patnaik had also declared a Rs 1.5 crore prize for Dutee after she bagged […]